UTOPIA
Building on a remarkable start since its inception, with thanks to their debut album “reanimation“ (2013) as well as appearances in crazy surgeon outfits, the seven members of Laurent Méteau’s METABOLISM present their new album UTOPIA. Several international tours, along with participation in prestigious events including the ZKB Jazzpreis 2012, radio show JazzZ on Espace 2 in 2013 & 2015, the Label Suisse festival 2014 and Suisse Diagonales Jazz 2015 has allowed the band to focus on the fundamentals. No more masks, no more scalpels! The new direction for these former doctors dressed in green and turquoise leaves room for a more interactive form of expression, where each musician’s personality enhances the compositions of bandleader Laurent Méteau. Drawing inspiration from architectural avant-garde styles like the Japanese Metabolist movement, Laurent Méteau has designed the new pieces’ plans, leaving space for his bandmates’ talents alongside his utopian vision of the music. A musical renewal captured in the mountains of east Switzerland, in a house temporarily transformed into a recording studio. Limited technical equipment, analog post-production ; Laurent Méteau’s METABOLISM’s fascinating universe is materialised on the self produced UTOPIA LP.
LINE UP
Laurent Méteau, electric guitar & composition
Adrien Guerne, tenor sax
Nils Fischer, bariton & soprano sax
Ingo Hipp, soprano & alto sax
Philipp Schlotter, rhodes
Samuel Huwyler, electric bass
Jwan Steiner, drums
PAST SHOWS
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02/18 | Freiburg i.Br. | White Rabbit Club | Germany |
| Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Leopoldring 1. | |||
| 09/02/18 | Neuchâtel | Bar King | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: rue du seyon 38. | |||
| Tour: release tour new album “UTOPIA” | |||
| 18/11/15 | Pohrsdorf (Dresden) | Saxstall | Germany |
| Time: 5:00pm. | |||
| 17/11/15 | Jena | Café Wagner | Germany |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: Wagnergasse 26. | |||
| 16/11/15 | Weimar | C.Keller | Germany |
| Time: 10:30pm. | |||
| 15/11/15 | Praha | Jazz Dock | Czech Republic |
| Time: 9:00pm. | |||
| 14/11/15 | Bern | Stubenkonzert – Adresse auf Anfrage | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Theaterplatz. contact us for informations! | |||
| 12/11/15 | Luzern | Neubad | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: Kollekte. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Bireggstrasse 36. Bistro Bühne | |||
| 11/11/15 | Karlsruhe | KOHI | Germany |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: 7€ – wochenmitgliedschaft. Address: Werderstr. 47. | |||
| 10/11/15 | Gent | Damberd | Belgium |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: free. Address: Korenmarkt 19. | |||
| 08/11/15 | Brussels | Café Roskam | Belgium |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: free. | |||
| 06/11/15 | Winterthur | ESSE Musicbar | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:15pm. Address: Rudolfstrasse 4. | |||
| 05/11/15 | Saint-Imier | CCL | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:00pm. | |||
| 04/11/15 | Lausanne | RTS Espace2 – émission JazzZ | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: Tél. +41 (0)58 236 19 99. Address: Av. du Temple 40. Live radio show – entrée libre sur inscription : More information | |||
| 03/11/15 | Freiburg i.Br. | Waldsee | Germany |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: free. | |||
| 08/08/15 | Môtiers | Festival Hors Tribu | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: 18.- / 25.- CHF. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| 07/08/15 | Le Pont | Jazz en Rade Festival | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Sur-les-Quais 47. | |||
| Tour: Suisse Diagonales Jazz Festival | |||
| 10/02/15 | Zürich | Moods im Schiffbau | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: 30.- chf. Age restrictions: All Ages. SUPPORT: HELY | |||
| 07/02/15 | Vevey | Live in Vevey @ L’Oriental | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| 22/01/15 | Schaffhausen | Kammgarn | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:30pm. Admission: 25.-/20.- chf. Age restrictions: All Ages. SUPPORT: EXHALE HOUSTON | |||
| 18/01/15 | Muri | Musig im Ochsen | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| 17/01/15 | Lugano | Jazz in Bess | Switzerland |
| Time: 10:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| 15/01/15 | Frick | Meck | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: 20.-/15.- chf. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| Tour: Narcosis Tour 2014 | |||
| 08/11/14 | Montreux | Décal’Quai | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:00pm. | |||
| 07/11/14 | Rottweil | Alte Post | Germany |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: tba. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Flöttlinstorstrasse 8. | |||
| 06/11/14 | Emmendingen | Schlosskeller | Germany |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: free. Address: Schloßplatz 1. | |||
| 02/11/14 | Freiburg i.Br. | Jazzlounge Rieselfeld | Germany |
| Time: 8:00pm. | |||
| 30/10/14 | Bern | Mahogany Hall | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: 20.- / 10.- chf. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Klösterlistutz 18. | |||
| 27/10/14 | Zürich | EXIL | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:00pm. | |||
| 24/10/14 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Les Murs du Son / Le Petit Paris | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: tba. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Rue du progrès 4. | |||
| 20/09/14 | Lausanne | LABEL SUISSE @Le Romandie | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Place de l’Europe 1a. LABEL SUISSE More information | |||
| 01/08/14 | Freiburg i.Br. | Zelt-Musik-Festival / ZMF | Germany |
| Time: 10:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| 31/07/14 | Bern | BeJazzSommer Festival | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Berner Generationenhaus. | |||
| Tour: Reanimation Tour 2014 | |||
| 09/04/14 | Neuchâtel | Bar King | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:45pm. Admission: Free. Address: rue du seyon 38. | |||
| 03/04/14 | Biel/Bienne | Literaturcafé | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: tba. Address: Obergasse 11. | |||
| 02/04/14 | Basel | Bird’s Eye | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: tba. Address: Kohlenberg 20. | |||
| 01/04/14 | Basel | Bird’s Eye | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: tba. Address: Kohlenberg 20. | |||
| Tour: Reanimation Tour 2013 | |||
| 07/12/13 | Jena | Kunsthof | Germany |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: 8.- / 5.- €. Address: Ballhausgasse 3. EPILOGKONZERT | |||
| 06/12/13 | Weimar | Kasseturm | Germany |
| Time: 10:00pm. Admission: Eintritt frei. Address: Goetheplatz 10. | |||
| 05/12/13 | Stuttgart | Kiste | Germany |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: 5.- €. Address: Hauptstätter Straße 35. | |||
| 04/12/13 | Karlsruhe | KOHI | Germany |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: 5.- €. Address: Werderstr. 47. | |||
| 03/12/13 | Chur | WEEKLY Jazz @ Marsoel Bar | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: 22.- / 15.- chf. Address: Süsswinkelgasse 25. | |||
| 27/11/13 | Lausanne | RTS Espace2 – émission JazzZ | Switzerland |
| Time: 10:40pm. Address: Av. du Temple 40. Radio live show | |||
| 19/09/13 | Aarau | Jazzclub Aarau – Alte Reithalle | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:45pm. Admission: tba. | |||
| 04/06/13 | Luzern | Jazzkantine | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: free. Address: Grabenstrasse 8. Jwan Steiner’s Master Abschluss Konzert | |||
| Tour: CD release Tour 2013 | |||
| 24/04/13 | Frauenfeld | Jazz:Now im Eisenwerk | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:15pm. Admission: 28.- / 18.- chf. | |||
| 20/04/13 | Saignelégier | Café du Soleil | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: 25.-/20.-/15.- chf. | |||
| 19/04/13 | Bienne / Biel | UFO | Switzerland |
| Time: 11:00pm. Admission: 15.- chf. | |||
| 18/04/13 | Luzern | Gewerbehalle | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: Eintritt frei. | |||
| 17/04/13 | Lahr | Blue Notes | Germany |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: Eintritt frei. | |||
| 16/04/13 | Freiburg i.Br. | Waldsee | Germany |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: Eintritt frei. | |||
| 15/04/13 | Weimar | C.Keller | Germany |
| Time: 10:30pm. Admission: Eintritt frei. | |||
| 14/04/13 | Erfurt | Presseklub – Jazzy Sunday | Germany |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: Eintritt frei. | |||
| 13/04/13 | Stans, Nidwald | Stanser Musiktage / Jazzlager | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| 11/04/13 | Vevey | Le Bout du Monde | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:30pm. Admission: entrée libre. | |||
| 10/04/13 | Bern | Ono | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: 25.- / 15.- chf. Address: Kramgasse 6. | |||
| 08/04/13 | Zürich | EXIL | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: 20.- / 10.- chf. | |||
| 04/04/13 | Schaffhausen | dolder2 | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: Eintritt frei. | |||
| 03/04/13 | Winterthur | Theater am Gleis | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:15pm. Admission: Eintritt frei. | |||
| 06/06/12 | Luzern | Jazzkantine | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: Eintritt frei. Address: Grabenstrasse 8. Master Abschluss Konzert | |||
| 01/06/12 | Zürich | Moods im Schiffbau | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:00pm. | |||
| 23/02/12 | Winterthur | ESSE Musicbar | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Address: Rudolfstrasse 4. | |||
| 22/02/12 | Baden | Prima Vista | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. | |||
| 10/01/12 | Zürich | Moods im Schiffbau | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:00pm. ZKB Jazzpreis | |||
| 01/05/11 | Fribourg | Le CINTRA | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: entrée libre. Address: Boulevard de Pérolles 10. | |||
| 19/02/11 | Vevey | Le Bout du Monde | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:30pm. Admission: entrée libre. | |||
| Tour: DKSJ Tour 2010 | |||
| 02/10/10 | Zürich | Mehrspur | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:30pm. | |||
| 01/10/10 | Lausanne | Aula de l’EJMA | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:00pm. | |||
| 28/09/10 | Basel | Bird’s Eye | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Address: Kohlenberg 20. | |||
| 27/09/10 | Bern | Sonarraum U64 | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:30pm. | |||
| 28/04/10 | Luzern | Jazzkantine | Switzerland |
| Time: 9:00pm. Address: Grabenstrasse 8. | |||